"Are you guys officially the rulers of hell?" Jisoo asked curiously, currently seated at the table during lunch. She had arrived early, finding Jisung and Chaerin.
Chaerin glanced at the boy who shrugged in response- looking at Jisoo to answer her curiousity.
"We haven't had the ceremony yet, you know the official thing where Chaerin would walk down the carpet and then my Mum would announce us as rulers."
Jisoo nodded but then asked another question.
"But then why do you call yourselves the rulers."
"Well...after my dad- well he's gone but Mum decided to step down so it's really just us two as rulers until it becomes official in the future." Jisung explained.
"Oh, that makes sense. Do you have any plans for it?"
Chaerin nodded, sitting up straight.
"Hear me out- red dress with sleek straightened hair and then I walk out like a bad b."
Jisoo's eye lit up, envisioning it all in her head and her lips curved up into a genuine smile.
"You'll look beautiful.'
"Thank you- oh right I was going to ask, what do we think we should do?"
"With what?" Jisoo's nose scrunched up in confusion before Jisung spoke up for his girlfriend.
"The stone, we have to find it before someone else does."
"Fuck the stone, we need to get rid of that spell from Aria." The bitter toned voice interjected, dropping down on the sofa seat opposite the Fallen.
"Do you guys know any witches?" Jisoo asked hopeful.
"No, except Malika but Mum and her are on a little holiday so she can't help." Jisung answered.
Jisoo hummed, tucking her hair behind her ear and mindlessly fiddling with her earring.
She turned her attention to Renjun, he was leaning back with a bored expression, looking down at his hands.
"I'll ask Aera for some help, I'm sure she can help me with what spells there are."
"I've already looked." Renjun replied indifferently, not even sparing her a glance.
Jisoo perked up, leaning forward a bit in surprise and curiousity.
"Really?" Her soft honey like voice pure in tone and his eyes flickered up to hers.
"I think I'm going to marry you one day."
"Really?" She straightened up with her brown eyes wide, the sound of her erratic pulse made Renjun's lips curve up at the effect he had over her.
"Did you find anything- Renjun?" Jisoo asked confused as the boy stared at her without saying anything.
Renjun snapped out of the trance, feeling his throat tighten as he became aware that the girl in front of him was the polar opposite of the one in his memories.
His fists balled up on his lap, knuckles turning white as he stood up without another word- his actions sharp and quick.
Jisoo pressed her lips together, ceasing her near question to ask if he was okay.
She sighed, shoulders slumping down in defeat- watching the boy move through the crowd to the doors when he disappeared through it without acknowledging Aria or Donghyuck.
"What happened?" Donghyuck asked, arm around Aria's shoulder with his brow raised.
Chaerin sighed, already knowing by the look in Renjun's eyes and the fleeting sadness in them that it was all resurfacing no matter how much he tried to push it down.
"Oh hey Jisoo." Aria greeted upon seeing the girl, sending the fallen a nod.
The girl smiled up at the hellhound, dimples accentuating as she did so.
"Hey, how are you?"
Aria shrugged, sliding into the seat.
"I've barely slept to be honest."
Jisoo frowned sympathetically, reaching over to place her hand on top of Aria's comfortingly.
"It will be okay, we won't let anything happen to you."
A sudden piercing wave shot through her head, causing her to gasp and retract her hand from Aria's.
It was almost as if she was sucked into a vision- green and purple fogging her sight and then get slightly glimpse of a female with short brown hair with a ball of magic hovering in her palm.
Jisoo's glazed over eyes switched from looking at her hand to her eyes- the Hellhound's eyebrows furrowed in utter confusion.
No one was able to reply as Jisoo stood up in a slight daze of shock.
"I'm sorry, if you'll excuse me." She said, walking away from the table as she tried to make sense of whatever she just saw.
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The sun began to set as Jisoo roamed the desolated streets with a small sigh- watching the grey kitten who was a few steps ahead of her- sometimes stopping and looking back to see if she was following.
"I'm here, don't worry Luna." Jisoo cooed with a smile.
She began to hum quietly under her breath, letting the serenity of the sunset fall over her with the calm gusts of wind graze over her.
When Jisoo looked back, she saw Luna scurrying off and disappearing around the corner, eliciting a gasp from her.
"Luna- wait, don't run off you don't know your way around!" She called out in a fright and concern.
She began to hurry in the direction of the kitten, turning the corner through the familiar gates and stopping promptly as her eyes landed on the grey furred animal running towards the boy who stood by the river.
His hands were in his pocket, silver hair standing out and Jisoo sighed in relief upon seeing Luna.
Although she remembered how much Renjun hated the cat so she took a step forward but yet again halted.
Luna tried to climb up Renjun's leg, a string of meows coming from her as the boy glanced down at her.
Jisoo was slightly worried of what was to happen but she was proven wrong as Renjun crouched down to become closer to the cat- his hand hesitatingly lingering over her in case she didn't like to be pet.
Unknown to him, Jisoo watched quite surprised when his fingers ran through her soft grey fur gently.
"Huang Renjun," she murmured to herself, watching as the boy petted the little kitten. "You're not as bad as everyone makes out"
A warm smile stretched on her lips as she began to walk over, the sound of her shoes stepping on an autumn leaf made Renjun noticeable tense up- hand halting his actions.
The demon's head snapped up, red flashing eyes falling to Jisoo who always seemed to be smiling.
His brown eyes slitted and his usual defensive persona resurfaced upon knowing he wasn't alone.
Her eyes fleeted over to the kitten who began meowing at the fact Renjun had now stopped all forms of contact and she nuzzled into his hand that hovered in the air.
"She likes being petted and cuddled with, she's such a sweetheart." Jisoo commented, begining to walk over- reaching them.
Renjun immediately got up from his crouched position when she reached them, instead she crouched down and began paying attention to the kitten- a smile on her lips as she watched Luna give more into her petting.
The demon lifted his head up, diverging his attention from the fallen and looking ahead instead- hands in his pockets.
There was a silence that encased around them, Jisoo watching as Luna began to walk around- exploring the area.
She stood up from her crouched position, looking up at the boy next to her who's features amplified from the illumination of the sunset.
He could feel her weighted stare on his face but his expression never wavered. Jisoo hesitated for a second, internally debating whether to say anything.
"I know you're worried about Aria but I'm sure we all can figure out what's going on."
Renjun breathed in sharply, tilting his head slightly as his sight remained on the forest ahead of them.
"Something strange happened earlier," she began, subconsciously biting down on her bottom lip while reminding herself of the absurdity she had come across.
"When I touched Aria, I saw...some kind of vision? Though I'm not sure if it's entirely my imagination or something that has happened." She glanced up at Renjun, noticing his gaze trained in front of him.
Jisoo followed his eyes, landing on the forest on the other side of the river, she had never been to it as it looked a little intimidating.
"Renjun...?" She trailed off questioningly, he tilted his head with eyebrows furrowed.
"Wait." He almost commanded, attempting to heighten his senses and amplify his hearing.
Jisoo's eyes flickered between the boy and the forest, becoming more on edge as the silence grew thick.
She did however stay quiet, looking around her and seeing nothing- inching slightly closer to the Demon.
"Do you see that?" Renjun asked, nodding over to the copious amount of trees. Jisoo swallowed her fear from his seriousness- glancing over and shaking her head.
"What is it?" She asked, the sound of rustling cutting through the air.
"I guess we're about to find out."
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